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  NordGen is an institution under the Nordic Council of Ministers, working as a gene bank and knowledge center to promote sustainable use and conservation of genetic resources within plants, farm animals and forestry. We are more than 30 highly qualified employees from all the Nordic countries. NordGen is organized under the Nordic Council of Ministers…
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  During the 1960s, the realization that biological and genetic diversity was diminishing spread. Since then, genebanks have been established, genetic resources mapped and international agreements signed to try to reverse the trend. But genetic resources do not follow the boundaries drawn on a map. Preserving genetic resources is an international effort, so NordGen often works…
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  Working at NordGen means working for future generations. As a NordGen employee, you share our vision of a society where a diversity of genetic resources leads to sustainable solutions. With us, garden engineers, scientists, economists, plant experts and many other professional groups work with the common goal of preserving and promoting sustainable use of genetic…
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  Main Office and NordGen Plants The Main office and NordGen Plants are located on the campus of the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Alnarp. Alnarp is situated between Malmö and Lund in southern Sweden. Phone: +46 40 536 640 E-mail: info@nordgen.org Address: Växthusvägen 12, 234 56 Alnarp NordGen Farm Animals NordGen Farm Animals is…
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- The granted collaborative projects for the sixth round of PPP-funding will generate important knowledge that will benefit Nordic agriculture.
- The granted collaborative projects for the sixth round of PPP-funding will generate important knowledge that will benefit Nordic agriculture.

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2024.01.16 / PPP-collaboration, Plants

Four PPP Projects Recently Granted – Enabling Progress in Spring Wheat, Oats, Potatoes and Berries

The granted collaborative projects for the sixth round of PPP-funding will generate important knowledge that will benefit Nordic agriculture.

2023.02.02 / Plants, PPP-collaboration

Future Challenges for Plant Breeding and the Need for Plant Genetic Resources in Focus as NordGen Arranged PPP Conference

During two days, researchers and professionals working with genetic resources and plant breeding gather for a knowledge exchange within a Nordic context.

2022.10.10 / Plants, PPP-collaboration

Unique Collaboration Brings Academia and Private Actors Together to Improve the Nordic Potato Breeding

More than 300 potato varieties are part of the SustainPotato project, which aims to develop more robust and competitive Nordic potato varieties.

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2022.06.22 / Forest, PPP-collaboration, Farm Animals, Plants

NordGen participated in Tromsø meeting where Nordic ministers discussed food, agriculture, and resilience

The midnight sun was shining on the partly snow-covered mountains as ten Nordic ministers gathered in Tromsø today to discuss climate, resilience and preparedness.

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2021.02.08 / PPP-collaboration

New Round of PPP-projects Approved

Three new projects have been approved in the fifth round of PPP-funding. The focus of the projects are spring wheat, phenotypic technology and apples.

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2020.11.24 / Plants, PPP-collaboration

Public-Private Cooperation Aims at Finding Grasses Adapted to the Future Climate of the North

The PPP-project for pre-breeding of perennial ryegrass has led to new important discoveries for developing new forage plant varieties that can thrive in the future climate of the Nordic and Baltic regions.

Rows of strawberry plants in a greenhouse.

2020.10.14 / PPP-collaboration

PPP NORDFRUIT – for the Future of Nordic Strawberries and Apples

Did you know that apples and strawberries are the most important species within the fruit and berry production in the Nordic countries? PPP NORDFRUIT, a project within the Nordic Public-Private Partnership for Pre-breeding, is contributing to the important pre-breeding work.

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2020.06.08 / PPP-collaboration

The Nordic PPP-collaboration has Opened a New Call for Proposals on Pre-breeding Projects

On the 1st of June, the Nordic PPP-collaboration announces a call for new pre-breeding projects. Until the 15th of September, companies and public institutions can send in proposals for pre-breeding projects focusing on environmental and climate resilient crops through utilization...

2020.02.06 / Plants, PPP-collaboration

Private and Public Sectors Team up to Solve Agricultural Challenges

Today’s agriculture has some fundamental challenges ahead. Climate change is already upon us, we’re amidst a global decline in biodiversity and have to produce enough food for a growing population. As Nordic experts on plant breeding met in Malmö this...

2019.08.27 / Forest, PPP-collaboration, Farm Animals, Plants

Nordic Ministers Focused on Green Transition at Meeting in Iceland

While Scandinavia and Finland could enjoy summer temperatures and a bright sun shining from a blue sky, Iceland invited to a ministers meeting accompanied by rain and a chilly wind. But the agricultural ministers were given a warm welcome to...

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